Question

A hospital clerk receives an email with an attachment named invoice.pdf.exe from an unknown sender. Which of the following is the BEST action to take?

1.
Forward the email to all colleagues
2.
Open the attachment to verify the invoice
3.
Reply to the sender asking for the password
4.
Delete the email without opening the attachment
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 4 : Delete the email without opening the attachment

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Detailed Solution

सही उत्तर Delete the email without opening the attachment है।

Key Points

An attachment with a double extension such as invoice.pdf.exe is a common malware trick; the safest action is to delete the email without opening the attachment.

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Question:

A hospital clerk receives an email with an attachment named invoice.pdf.exe from an unknown sender. Which of the following is the BEST action to take?

1.
Forward the email to all colleagues
2.
Open the attachment to verify the invoice
3.
Reply to the sender asking for the password
4.
Delete the email without opening the attachment

Correct Answer: Delete the email without opening the attachment

An attachment with a double extension such as invoice.pdf.exe is a common malware trick; the safest action is to delete the email without opening the attachment.

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